Baldwin, James
: Typed letter to Samuel L. Blumenfield. Paris, France. Baldwin complains that he doesn't think his book was properly advertised; he is in the process of finishing a play; and he indicates that he isn't drinking any more than normal.
Rudin # B-7

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Baldwin, James
: Typed letter to Samuel L. Blumenfield. Paris, France.Baldwin discusses the theme and characters of his new book "Giovanni's Room" and fears censorship by his publishers - Included is a first edition of the book. (Book is catalogued individually).
Rudin # B-8

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Baldwin, James
: Signed card.Regarding struggle vs. satisfaction.

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Barker, A.L.
: Typed letter to Wesley Hartley.

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Barrie, James
: Signed letter to Nicholas Murray Butler. The Athenaeum S.W. "Dear Brutus" is an allegory.
Rudin # B-9

Bierce, Ambrose
: Typed letter to Walter Neale. Washington, DC. He responds to his publisher regarding the typographical errors in the final printed version of the recently published "Collected Works".
Rudin # B-14

Buck, Pearl S.
: Autographed letter to John Walsh.Buck writes to her publisher and future husband asking his advice about receiving an honorary degree and about speaking to a negro women's group.
Rudin # B-19

Burroughs, John
: Autographed manuscript. The original manuscript of Burroughs' essay on the evil effect of extravagant toys upon children.
Rudin # B-24

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Burroughs, William S.
: Typed letter to Mr. Nargi. Lawrence, KS."I do not feel that [Samuel Beckett] has had a specific influence on my own work...I doubt very much if my example has influenced Beckett".
Rudin # B-25

Cather, Willa
: signed letters to Emmy Liddell. Cather writes with disdain reflecting her feelings towards Hollywood and celebrity culture. Also included are two handwritten letters of admiration dated 5/9/1943 and 5/27/1946 from Liddell to Cather.
Rudin # B-26A

Cheever, John
: Two typed letters to Jerry GranatTwo letters, one stating that he never took a course in writing, the other mentioning some "splendid courses in writing" and also mentioning his father's correspondence with the King.
Rudin # B-29

Ellis, Havelock
: Two autographed letters. One to Richard Smith, one to Gerald Jones.Two letters - In the first letter Ellis doesn't think the title of his book "Psychology of Sex" should be altered; in the second letter he joins in a petition on behalf of his late friend.
Rudin # B-39

Farrell, James
: Typed letter to George S. Daniels. New York, NY.Regarding characters and environments in writing, education.

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Farrell, James T.
: Autographed letter to Gilbert D. Gibson. New York.A long letter about refusing to send a signed photo, about being a writer, and about some of the grievances he feels against the commercial world.
Rudin # B-40

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Farrell, James T.
: Autographed letter to Charles A. Pearce. New York.A letter to his editor at Harcourt Brace discussing his writing and his lectures.
Rudin # B-41

Fisher, Vardis Alvero
: Typed letter to Mr. Warren. Salt Lake City, UT.Writes of when he started writing, his future, and what it takes to be a writer.
Rudin # B-45

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Fitzgerald, F. Scott
: Autographed letter to Mr. Leach. Paris, France.Outlines his fee schedule for writing short stories. "I have to write popular short stories in order to get money to write what I want to do - which is novels".
Rudin # B-45A

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Fitzgerald, Robert
:Autographed letter to Wesley Hartley. Italy.

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Ford, Ford Madox (Hueffer)
: Autographed letter to Mr. Cobden-Sanderson. London, England.Writes in search of a publisher that will work with him.
Rudin # B-46

Hale, Edward Everett
: Autographed letter to Burnside Foster. Roxbury, MA.Hale describes how "The Man Without A Country" was conceived. Accompanied by a letter written by Burnside Foster referencing the letter written by Hale.
Rudin # B-52A

Hughes, Langston
: Typed later to Marshall Best, editor of Viking Press. New York, NYHughes writes to Viking Press discussing modern Negro poets and the need for an updated anthology that would include their poetry.
Rudin # B-57

James, Henry
: Autographed letter to Mrs. Bigelow. 34 De Vere Gardens.James writes of many topics including his wish to leave London, his increasing physical difficulty of writing and his great literary ambitions.
Rudin # B-59

Jones, James
: Three typed letters to Lafayette Young. Ft. Myers Beach, FL.Among many topics, Jones discusses writing, religion, depression and his weaknesses compared to other writers. Accompanied by a letter to Young from Lowney Handy mentioning Jones, and a typed copy of "The Atlantic's" March 1951 flattering review of "From Here to Eternity".
Rudin # B-60

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Jones, James
: Typed letter to Leonard Lyons. Ft. Myers Beach, FL.Writes regarding writing a guest column in the "New York Post" about the "two most important days in a first novelist's first publication".
Rudin # B-61

Kirkwood, James
: Eleven typed letters to editors and publicity staff of Little Brown. Los Angeles, CA. New York, NY.File of correspondence relating to the publication of his first book, "There Must Be A Pony!"
Rudin # B-63

Lawrence, D.H.
: Autographed letter to Else Jaffe. Les Diablerets, Vaud, Switzerland.Discusses his literary work, writes of his reaction to the snows of Switzerland and that he is "sick to death of literature".
Rudin # B-66

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
: Autographed letter addressed to "Dear Sir". Cambridge. Includes copy of signed engraving of Longfellow.Informing an admirer that the person referred to in the sonnet on the "Churchyard at Tarrytown" is Washington Irving.
Rudin # B-69

Mailer, Norman
: Typed and autographed letters. Probably New York City.Two manuscripts - The first manuscript is an annotated typescript of an interview with Mailer in which he surveys his career, his writing, his work habits, and much more. In the second manuscript, Mailer inventories and describes some of the manuscripts and notes he owns for his best works.
Rudin # B-72

Markham, Edwin
: Autograph letter to Leon Fararu. West New Brighton, NY.Regarding
The Man With The Hoe.

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Marsh, John (husband of Margaret Mitchell)
: Typed manuscript and letter to George B. Dolliver. Atlanta, GA.The letter describes the genesis of "Gone With the Wind"; "Scarlett O'Hara and all of the other characters in the book are purely fictional"; Mitchell is pleasantly surprised by the reception of the book in the North. The manuscript (unsigned) tells the story of the discovery and the writing of the book.
Rudin # B-74

Miller, Henry
: Letters to and from Samuel S. Goldberg. Big Sur, CA.Proposing a way to publish his banned books and a follow-up thank you note stating that, "the Four Freedoms won't help a god damn bit".
Rudin # B-79

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Miller, Henry
: Typed letters to and from Malcolm Cowley. Big Sur, CA.Miller discusses publication of his banned writings in a large volume of a "Henry Miller Reader". (With two letters of Cowley regarding the Henry Miller Reader)
Rudin # B-80

Miller, Sue
: Signed letters to Jay Neugeboren, fiction editor of "Ploughshares".Five letters, all pertaining to her first published story, "Expensive Gifts".
Rudin # B-82

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Milne, A.A.
: Autograph letter To The Editor of The Times. New York, NY.Regarding donations to a charity.

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Milne, A.A.
: Autographed letter to Mr. Mayall. Chelsea, NY.A letter regarding a one act play submitted to Milne for publication; "the most difficult piece of property to sell".
Rudin # B-82A

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Mitchell, Margaret
: Typed letter to Mr. Spaulding. Atlanta, GA.Letter of thanks for a rave review written less than two weeks after the publication of "Gone With the Wind".
Rudin # B-83

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Mitchell, Margaret
: Two typed letters to Dr. Boland. One from Atlanta, GA.Mitchell accepts a doctor's praise for the medical veracity of "Gone With the Wind". Also included is a letter to the same doctor apologizing for returning one of his books that had become water spotted.
Rudin # B-84

Nash, Ogden
: Autographed letters to Miriam, New York Times. North Hampton, NH.A cover letter accompanies a draft of a letter Nash sent to "The New York Times" regarding copyright protection for writers.
Rudin # B-89

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Nims, John F.
: Two letters to Wesley Hartley. Chicago, IL.

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O'Casey, Sean
: Autographed letter to Wallace Brockway. Devon.Refusing a request to recite from his plays. It "would force me to re-read all I've written - a work beyond my powers".
Rudin # B-89A

Oxenham, John (pseudonym of William Arthur Dunkerley)
: Typed letter to the editor of Nash's Magazine. Ealing.Replying to his question about the public's taste for fiction.
Rudin # B-93

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Pasternak, Boris
: Autographed letter to Mrs. Olsson.Compares himself to Salvatore Quasimodo who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in the year following Pasternak (1959).
Rudin # B-94

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Paton, Alan
: Autographed letter to Mrs. Allen and Elizabeth. Writes to Mrs. Allen that he has retired and is writing some verse. He writes Elizabeth that he believes "life and suffering are inseparable. Mentions "I am a confirmed and unrepentant believer in emotions (plus I hope some intellect)".
Rudin # B-95

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Perelman, Sidney Joseph
: 11 letters to Diane Boas, from various locationsA series of amusing, flirtatious and downright ribald letters sent to a woman Perelman romanced in the last years of his life.
Rudin # B-96

Schulberg, Budd
: Typed letter to Arthur and Rosemary.Schulberg reminisces about his relationship with F. Scott Fitzgerald, announcing the publication of his memoir of Fitzgerald and other writers he knew in Hollywood, with inscribed copy of the book, "The Four Seasons of Success". (Book is catalogued individually).
Rudin # B-100C

Shaw, George Bernard
: Autographed letter to Erica Cotterill. Ayot, St. Lawrence and Welwyn, Hertsforshire.One of the first letters by Shaw to Cotterill, a flirtatious and precocious child/woman who carried on an extensive correspondence with Shaw.
Rudin # B-106

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Shaw, George Bernard
: Typed manuscript.Manuscript written by Lawrence Hockey mentioning Shaw's assistance in helping Welsh poet William Henry Davies publish his book, "Autobiography of a Super-Tramp". Shaw has made a number of editorial corrections and additions to the manuscript.
Rudin # B-106A

Shaw, George Bernard
: Typed letter to George Allen and Unwin Ltd. London, England.Replying to an enquiry about reprinting his essay, "Common Sense about the War", that has been long delayed.
Rudin # B-110

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Shaw, George Bernard
: Copy of the "New Statesman" and the "War Supplement". Rudin # B-110

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Shaw, George Bernard
: Signed correspondence card to Ernest Gitsham. London, England.Shaw urges Gitsham to exclude his plays from the school curriculum.
Rudin # B-111

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Shaw, George Bernard
: Autograph letter to editor of The Bookman. Dublin.Regarding teaching.

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Shaw, George Bernard
: Typed letter to W.S. Kennedy, The Incorporated Stage Society. London.Shaw discusses Henry James's abilities as a playwright and a possible production of his own new play, "Heartbreak House".
Rudin # B-111A

Shaw, George Bernard
: Signed document. London, England.License fees and performance provisions for "Arms and the Man".
Rudin # B-113

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Shaw, George Bernard
: Autographed note. "Here is a woman who declares that I have given her help, self knowledge, strength, and a better understanding. And the result is that she collects autographs!"
Rudin # B-113A

Shaw, George Bernard
: Autograph letter on back of "open letter".Regarding open letter.

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Shaw, George Bernard
: Typed letter to M. Storm JamesonShaw declines Jameson's appeal to contribute to the Red Cross, evidently by donating one of his manuscripts to be sold for its benefit.
Rudin # B-117

Shaw, George Bernard
: Signed note. London.Short note written under a pre-printed message providing his reasoning for not providing autographs. Included is his book, "Bernard Shaw His Life and Personality". Book includes additional items including autographs of cast members of a play. (Book is catalogued individually)
Rudin # B-117C

Shaw, George Bernard
: Signed correspondence card. Ayot St. Lawrence and Welwyn, Hertsforshire.Shaw authorizing Gertrude Lawrence to broadcast any part of his writings in exchange for a pair of mittens.
Rudin # B-118

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Shaw, George Bernard
: Autographed letter to Sylvia Lyons. Ayot St. Lawrence, Welwyn HertsforshireWarns Lyons not to come to visit him and to bring her son to the zoo instead. With manuscript shorthand fragment of the opening scene of "The Dark Lady of the Sonnets". Also included is Supplementary Material (Original purchased by another buyer) of a letter written by Shaw in Pittman shorthand describing how he uses shorthand for his writing.
Rudin # B-119

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Simenon, Georges
: Typed letter to Steve Juscik.Simenon explains why he would not read the works of others.
Rudin # B-119A

Spender, Stephen
: Typed manuscript.Essay titled, "London Letter". Discusses the current state of British literature and the literary and political merits of previous generations.
Rudin # B-126

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Spender, Stephen
: Three autographed letters to Mr. Schaire, editor in chief of "Art and Antiques" magazine. France and London.A file consisting of three autograph letters (including envelopes) relating to Spender's article on "Henry Moore's Shelter Drawings"; the first draft of the manuscript, to be printed in "Art and Antiques" magazine, is included with Spender's corrections and illustrations of Moore's art.
Rudin # B-127

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Spillane, Mickey
: Typed quote, signed. "I like people to enjoy what I've done...Writing should be fun". Excerpted from a magazine article.
Rudin # B-128

Stein, Gertrude
: Autographed letter to Marcella Burns. Bilignin, Par Belley, Ain, France.Tells of her trip to the U.S. and how glad she is to be back to the garden, dogs and nightingales.
Rudin # B-129

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Steinbeck, John
: Autographed letter to Murray. NY.An exuberant tirade against Christmas and its disruptive effect on his writing.
Rudin # B-130

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Steinbeck, John
: Autographed documents to Harry Thornton Moore. Pacific Grove, CA.Postcard mentions a book he is currently writing and one he plans to write. Also included is a pamphlet, "John Steinbeck and His Novels", and a 1949 letter from a bookstore offering this and other Steinbeck letters for the first time.
Rudin # B-131

Steinbeck, John
: Autographed letter to William Ward Beecher. Pacific Grove, CA.Expressing regrets at being unable to purchase property because "divorce has bankrupted me"; additionally, he recounts a story connected to a gift he gave the recipient's wife.
Rudin # B-133

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Steinbeck, John
: Typed letter to Ballard Hadman. New York.Steinbeck writes about a writer's use of words.
Rudin # B-134

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Steinbeck, John
: Autographed letters to Christine Schunck.Two letters addressing his thoughts on words, his two sons, his lineage and his latest book.
Rudin # B-135

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Steinbeck, John
: Typed letter to Martha C. Johnson. New York, NY.Regarding
The Short Reign of Pippin IV: a Fabrication.

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Steinbeck, John
: Autographed letter to Edgar J. Bracco. New York."Styles come and go. I'm told I'm out of fashion now but I can't remember when I wasn't."
Rudin # B-136

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Steinbeck, John
: Signed document. A license for the stage adaptation of "The Short Reign of Pippin IV"; accompanied by an unsigned supplementary document.
Rudin # B-137

White, E.B.
: Typed letter to Mr. Wells. New York.Discusses and defines his choice of using the word "Chinaman" instead of "Chinese" at the end of World War II.
Rudin # B-147

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White, E.B.
: Typed letter to Wayne Chatterton. North Brooklin, ME.A lengthy discussion of the famous New Yorker "profiles" and an unflattering "profile" of his colleague, Alexander Woollcott.
Rudin # B-148

Wilder, Thorton
: Autographed letters to Dalma Brunauer. Hamden, CT.Letter 12/9/1974 - Thanking her for her thoughtful essay on ""Bridge of San Luis Rey"" and remarking that many are angry that he does not more strongly affirm Christian doctrine.
Letter 11/11/1975 - Discusses how his Protestant upbringing relates to ""Bridge of San Luis Rey"".
(With unrelated Willa Cather envelope signed and addressed to Wilder)
Rudin # B-153

Williams, Tennessee
:Typed letter to Audrey "America is very cruel to its artists who have had reversals of fortune."
Rudin # B-154

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Williams, Tennessee
: Typed letter to Tim Moore. San Francisco, CA.Writing to a potential "traveling companion", Williams mentions that "I never fall out of love, which makes it a sad sort of poem".
Rudin # B-155

Wilson, Edmund
: Autographed letter addressed to Dear Hazel. Red Bank, NJ.A long chatty letter referring to his work and to his reading. Thinks New York is an awful place to live and coments, "I haven't met an intelligent clergyman...since I have been here."
Rudin # B-159